At 9am Thursday, some 90,250 people have been evacuated in five states with Kelantan having the highest number at 32,343, followed by Terengganu (28,991), Pahang (24,316), Perak (4,335) and Perlis (265).

In Kuala Terengganu, the state government has also ordered the cancellation of scheduled entertainment programmes and New Year eve festivities because of the floods ravaging the state.

Deputy state secretary (management) Samiun Salleh said the state government was focused on handling the floods.

“As such, the Government has ordered the cancellation of all scheduled entertainment programmes and New Year eve festivities,” he said in a statement, Thursday.

Samiun, who is also acting mayor of Kuala Terengganu, said entertainment programmes at this time would only touch on the sensitivities of the people.